bleedblue94
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j5854054
Motor has been running great for awhile now. new within the last two years:
stator
rec/reg
power packs
both batteries are two years old and are kept on a tender when not in use
batt 1 - starting battery
batt 2 - deep cycle
This weekend I went out for a slow cruise and everything was fine. We then turned back in order to catch game 5 of the finals (nhl). On the way back to the cottage, while running WOT my jbl amp started cutting out and flashing its blue lights on the front of it (this is supposedly bc the amp is getting less than 9 volts)
I then noticed that the motor was sort of bogging or missing slightly and was dipping back and forth between 5200-4900rpm (water was calm). My volt reading stayed constant, and while underway I changed my battery switch to #2 only. When I did this the rpm issue stayed and the amp continued flashing (just as it did while shared), but the motor did not die and the volt reading stayed 13+.
When I switched to #1 everything seemed to be normal: amp came back on like it should and the motor seemed to level back out, while the volt reading did not move at all.
I guess my question is IF the #2 is dying already for some reason, how would it be affecting the rpm of the motor when #1 is still on the circuit, and why are my volt readings staying the same/true regardless of which battery I have isolated on the circuit? It seems the amp is telling me that #2 is dying, hence the flashing lights at under 9 volts, but nothing else electrical seemed affected and everything was working right.
BUT, also of note is that the amplifier power is directly drawn off the #2, which makes it hard for me to understand how if the #2 batt is dying, why does everything seem to work correctly if that batt is off the charging circuit?
Yes, I checked all connections and they are all tight and clean.
TIA!!
j5854054
Motor has been running great for awhile now. new within the last two years:
stator
rec/reg
power packs
both batteries are two years old and are kept on a tender when not in use
batt 1 - starting battery
batt 2 - deep cycle
This weekend I went out for a slow cruise and everything was fine. We then turned back in order to catch game 5 of the finals (nhl). On the way back to the cottage, while running WOT my jbl amp started cutting out and flashing its blue lights on the front of it (this is supposedly bc the amp is getting less than 9 volts)
I then noticed that the motor was sort of bogging or missing slightly and was dipping back and forth between 5200-4900rpm (water was calm). My volt reading stayed constant, and while underway I changed my battery switch to #2 only. When I did this the rpm issue stayed and the amp continued flashing (just as it did while shared), but the motor did not die and the volt reading stayed 13+.
When I switched to #1 everything seemed to be normal: amp came back on like it should and the motor seemed to level back out, while the volt reading did not move at all.
I guess my question is IF the #2 is dying already for some reason, how would it be affecting the rpm of the motor when #1 is still on the circuit, and why are my volt readings staying the same/true regardless of which battery I have isolated on the circuit? It seems the amp is telling me that #2 is dying, hence the flashing lights at under 9 volts, but nothing else electrical seemed affected and everything was working right.
BUT, also of note is that the amplifier power is directly drawn off the #2, which makes it hard for me to understand how if the #2 batt is dying, why does everything seem to work correctly if that batt is off the charging circuit?
Yes, I checked all connections and they are all tight and clean.
TIA!!
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